Scarf-pin.



Patented Oct. 24, I899. D. R. COBBIN.

S C A R F P l N A limidn filed m 12, 1899.)

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SCARF-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,427, dated October 24, 1899.

Application filed May 12, 1899. Serial No. 716,521. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONALD R. CORBIN, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scarf-Pins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to scarf-pins and devices of similar character, such as hat-pins, hair ornaments, and fasteners for veils, wraps, &e.

The objects sought to be accomplished by my invention are to produce a scarf-pin, brooch, or ornament which shall be easy to attach to the scarf, garment, or hair and which when so attached shall be firmly secured against loss either by accident or by surreptitious removal.

Another object is to construct the device in a manner to render it easy to detach by the person who may wear the ornament.

It will be understood, of course, that the designs which I may use with the detachable pin are almost innumerable and that, provided the necessary elements are present, the pin can be locked in the scarf and easily detached when desired by the wearer. The necessary elements referred to are a socket or keeper for the pin at the back of the design and a detachable pin having its lower end lying upon or projecting beyond a portion of the design, upon the face side thereof.

I attain the objects and advantages hereinbefore referred to by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of a scarf having one form of my invention attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a view in rear elevation of one form of my scarf-pin. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 4 is a face view of a scarf-pin of another design provided with a detachable pin. Fig. 5 is a view of the pin.

Like numerals of reference designate like parts wherever they occur in the various views of the drawings.

The design,ornament, or setting 1, as shown in the drawings, is provided with a sleeve or socket 2, attached to the back face thereof, and through the sleeve the attaching-pin 3 projects to secure the ornament in place on the garment. The sleeve or socket 2 is secured to the rear face of the piece or design at an angle to the plane of the face, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the attaching-pin when passed through the sleeve is at an inclination to the plane of the piece 1. At the desired point upon the pin a collar 4 may be secured, and this collar serves as a stop to prevent the pin from being inserted too far into the material of the scarf or garment. A spring 5 is secured to or made a part of the sleeve 2. As shown in the drawings, this catch is formed from a small piece of spring-wire having an angularly-bent toe which catches over the top of the sleeve 4 when the pin is pressed down in place. By this means the pin is locked in the sleeve, so that it cannot be easily withdrawn surreptitiously or accidentally. The spring is just of the required resiliency to firmly hold the pin in place; but the wearer may quite easily remove the pin when required.

The form of sleeve or catch may be varied within certain limits. In fact any form of device which will prevent the pin from easy withdrawal will serve my purpose as well as the one shown.

To secure the design to a scarf, the detachable pin is inserted in the socket or sleeve and pushed through a fold 6 in the scarf. The lower end of the pin lying upon or projeeting beyond the face of the design locks the ornament in place. The pin may be withdrawn to detach the device or ornament from the scarf.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that there are many designs in scarf-pins, hatpins, veil-holders, and brooches which can be produced and provided with the two members 7 and 8 of the ornament or piece, and these two elements with a separate pin would have the advantages incident to my invention.

Without desiring to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, as I am aware that many modifications may be made without departure from the spirit and scope of my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim is- A scarf-pin or ornament consisting of a de- In testimony whereof I affix my signature sign, a sleeve secured to the reverse side of 111 presence of two witnesses.

,i n l 'o'l in u an usaid des D said s eee p1 eot at a DONALD R CORBIN' gle to the plane of the design, and a detachable pin adapted to pass through the sleeve Witnesses:

and project beyond or to the lower portion of FRANK HOLMSTUM, the design at the front of the face thereof. JNO. M. GARTMA. 

